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An online petition has been launched urging prosecutors to charge a teen murder suspect as an adult. The petition sponsored…
The Piscataquis Sheriff’s Department asked the local community for information on Wednesday regarding the theft of solar panels in Parkman.…
Debate in the Texas House of Representatives kicked off Wednesday on the Republican-backed redistricting plan as Democratic lawmakers returned to…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Congolese man living in Westbrook and serving as a pastor in South Portland…
The New Hampshire State Police are investigating a grizzly scene after troopers and local police discovered two adults and two…
The owners of Maine’s largest financially-challenged paper have a new headache on their hands – an expansionist union. The staffers…
Houlton Border Patrol Agents operating out of the Fort Fairfield Station recently apprehended a Sudanese illegal alien who ignored a…
The passenger in the illegal-alien-driven vehicle that killed a woman in Lewiston on Friday was also an illegal immigrant from…
The Hallowell Police Department arrested and charged a Mexican citizen who had overstayed his visa in connection with an alleged…
Former Maine Center for Disease Control (CDC) Director Dr. Nirav Shah, who headed the state’s COVID-19 pandemic response, told the…
The Rangeley Police Department arrested a 14-year-old boy on Monday in connection with a Fire Marshal’s Office investigation into multiple…
Edward S. Pocock III may be the first optimistic, “post-apocalyptic” town manager ever hired in Maine. Or anywhere for that…
A Glenburn man told cops his demons told him to “just do it, kill her, put her out of her…
An immigration judge granted voluntary departure for former Old Orchard Beach police officer John Luke Evans, who was arrested by…
The Portland Police Department responded on Friday to a third bank robbery in the city this month, leading to the…
Northern Light, one of Maine’s largest health care systems, said that it has ended talks with Anthem Blue Cross Blue…
The Rockland Police Department arrested a homeless man on Friday and allegedly discovered illegal drugs in his possession after he…
A highly educated military attorney from a small New Hampshire town told a jury he “loved being outdoors” growing up.…
Veterans needing a friend and pups wanting hugs can be matches made in heaven. “With a goal of ending veteran…
Three suspects remain at large and armed with “AR-15 style” rifles and handguns after a group of five suspects allegedly…
A veteran Sebago hunter who gave chase to a suspected killer Friday in Windham – and nearly took him down…
The Bangor Police Department issued a lengthy statement on Thursday, referencing the 2002 science fiction movie Minority Report while addressing…
A Republican state senator’s unprompted proposal for western Canadian provinces to join the U.S. is drawing sharp rebukes from liberals…
If you’re in the Midcoast region and you’re looking for some family-friendly fun this Saturday afternoon, you might check out…
The chair of the Anson Board of Selectmen, Arnold P. Luce, 68, resigned from his post after he allegedly assaulted…
Dexter’s Town Council considered an ordinance on Thursday evening that would bar private school employees or parents operating homeschool co-ops…
A couple who has been trying to buy an historic Camden storefront says they’re caught in the middle of a…
One candidate for governor of Maine was recently in the peculiar position of having to ask another about the role…
The Lincoln County Administrator plans to reject Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds rather than work with Immigration and Customs…
A fire chief in a popular southern Maine beach town says five surfers nearly died after ignoring orders to keep…
A 19-year-old from Bingham will spend the next 24 years in prison after he pleaded guilty last Thursday to three…
The Milford firefighter who was once convicted of assaulting his baby has resigned from the school board just two days…
The mainstream gubernatorial hopefuls better watch their hind quarters – the fangs are now out in Maine’s hottest political race.…
Despite being the oldest state in America, Maine has in recent years been surprisingly tolerant of young candidates seeking election…
Federal authorities filed charges against thirteen people on Tuesday in a takedown of a Dominican-Republic based fraud operation targeting elderly…
Two big-name Bushes are coming to the aid of their cousin, who’s toying with seeking Maine’s GOP gubernatorial nomination. Former…
A guy convicted of trying to choke to death the mother of his children got a bad break during sentencing,…
The Pentagon is reportedly creating a task force specializing in quelling riots and civil disturbances in American cities, according to…
Beyond Big Balls and the beating he received while defending his date last week, the federal government’s recent move at…
A Portland man allegedly sparked a police standoff on Monday after threatening his landlord, neighbors, and other bystanders with an…
A Greenville, New Hampshire man received a federal indictment last week after allegedly robbing a bank while on federal supervised…
Maine released its annual Child Welfare Report for 2024 last month, which details changes the state asserts it has achieved…
A Kenduskeag man faces up to 80 years in prison and $750,000 in fines after he pleaded guilty on Monday…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Ben Midgley called on Monday for the immediate removal of Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)…
A Jay man pleaded guilty on Monday in the U.S. District Court in Bangor to distributing narcotics and possessing a…
Two decades ago midcoast fisherman Gary Thorbjornson went to sea and met the fate that befalls too many in his…
The Maine State Police are actively investigating a homicide in Waldoboro after a local woman was found dead in her…
The Scarborough Police Department slapped an Oakland man with an array of charges after he allegedly stole multiple cars and…
By now, you’ve seen the Axios report that shows Maine’s electricity costs increasing by 36.3% over the last year, in…
A Milford firefighter who pleaded guilty to beating his baby ten years ago has won a seat on the town’s…
Washington County’s Baileyville School Department voted overwhelmingly at a Tuesday meeting to move towards compliance with federal Title IX antidiscrimination…
Kennebec County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a 20-year-old woman in Benton after she allegedly shot a 19-year-old man in the neck…
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows this week announced the order in which the two statewide referendum questions will appear…
Two recent fatal oceanic accidents – including one in Maine – are raising questions about the degree to which federal…
The Rockland Police Department executed a search warrant on a Second Street residence on Thursday, leading to the arrest of…
A western Massachusetts victim of a brutal assault finally may be able to put the nightmares behind her. Jamie Dodge,…
A South Carolina man is awaiting extradition to Maine after he was arrested on Thursday in New Hampshire for having…
Maine lobstermen, fishing with rope-connected traps since time began, may be forced by “environmentalists” to go high-tech to access waters…
A Mechanic Falls man who disappeared four decades ago while on a solo worldwide sailing dare will be honored by…
Penobscot County Sheriff’s deputies conducted drug raids on two Charleston homes on Tuesday that led to two arrests and the…
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Pennsylvania man in Rangeley Plantation on Wednesday after he was discovered allegedly trafficking…
The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department busted a trio of alleged drug traffickers on Wednesday when they executed a search warrant…
The Portland Police Department is investigating the city’s second bank robbery within the span of a week after a masked…
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has responded to the Trump Administration’s effort to reverse course on the regulation of greenhouse…
The Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) ordered the Piscataquis County Jail to stop taking on new inmates as of Tuesday,…
As speculation grows over possible 2026 Democrat candidates for U.S. senator from Maine, one most-obvious name hardly ever comes up.…
A veteran Maine radio jock says he’ll never forget: ladies and gentlemen, the one, the only, Hulk Hogan… walking into…
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department arrested an Old Town man on Friday for alleged gross sexual assault against a child…
A Brooks man was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Tuesday for the 2022 murder of his girlfriend’s father…
A Sanford man is in police custody after allegedly driving a truck into an apartment building early Friday morning before…
A leading Maine rabbi is calling a foul on the state’s junior senator for dropping Israeli support based on false…
When Washington, DC super-lawyer Marc Elias gleefully “threaded” a story about Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows telling the U.S.…
A Texas-born former FBI agent has joined the crowd of Democrats seeking to become Maine’s next chief executive officer. Jason…
Many Mainers will likely see the cost of their health insurance increase by double-digits next year in what regulators are…
The chief of Maine’s Capitol Police was arrested Friday after allegedly assaulting a local police officer outside a Hallowell bar,…
Border patrol agents attached to Maine’s Houlton border sector operating out of Jackman Station arrested a group of 13 Romanian…
Mainers are facing the highest year-over-year energy rate increase in the nation, surging by over a third, according to a…
As the 2025 Fiscal Year came to a close last month, Maine’s General Fund turned out to have a $152.2…
The University of Maine System spent nearly $2 million on out-of-state trips, according to recently released 2025 first quarter data,…
The Portland Police Department is searching for a masked bank robber in connection with an apparently successful robbery at a…
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have made just under 150,000 arrests since the start of January, according to ICE data…
Anyone who thinks Augusta is woefully out-of-shape with ballooning state budgets and piddling performance on everything from the quality of…
President Donald Trump has threatened to stall trade talks with Canada late Wednesday night after Canada’s move to recognize a…
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has joined a coalition of twenty-one Democrat-led states in suing the Trump Administration over a…
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) signed on to co-sponsor a Democrat-led bill late last month that would make it easier for…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced a contract awarded to Bath Iron Works on Thursday for the construction of a new…
A bitter contract dispute in federal court is shining an unflattering spotlight on a booming, under-regulated corner of America’s hemp…
Maine’s legal cannabis programs prohibit individuals with “disqualifying drug offenses” from becoming licensed business operators in either the adult-use recreational…
The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced earlier this week that it intends to rescind the 2009 declaration that has…
A South Paris Man died on Saturday during a private fireworks show in Roxbury when he was struck by a…
The Portland Planning Board is close to approving an “affordable housing” complex on city land targeted towards “diverse families and…
A former longtime top editor of Maine’s largest legacy newspaper is blasting its latest iteration as an “embarrassment.” Cliff Schechtman,…
A routine traffic stop on Tuesday in Rockland led to two arrests following a brief struggle with officers after they…
Eric Small is not a typical politician. When he decided to run for Congress earlier this week, there was no…
York County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Lyman man in Biddeford on Tuesday after responding to reports of a vehicle being…
Jordan Wood, a longtime Washington, D.C. staffer running as a Democrat to unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) displayed the true…
The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday to uphold the lower court’s dismissal of a Maine mom’s lawsuit against…
A federal appeals court on Monday affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a Maine mother who accused public…
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) wants the U.S. government to suspend its assistance to Israel, America’s key ally in the…